The first thing I did this morning after brushing my teeth was lay on my yoga mat and place my hand over my heart. Here is why I start there, and what is actually happening in the body when we tell ourselves we don't know what to do.

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Woman kneeling on a wood floor unrolling a yoga mat in a plant-filled living room before a morning practice

Before I worked with adults, I was a preschool special education teacher. Those early years taught me how to notice the small but meaningful shifts that matter in somatic and mindfulness work today.

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Bright crayons in a yellow holder with a preschool-aged child coloring in the blurred background.